Our Elva Mk VI sports racer had a new flywheel and new bellhousing assembly. We had to source a clutch to finish off this part of the driveline.
In period, the car probably raced with a VW Beetle clutch assembly. Our early Hewland transaxle uses 13/16-inch input shafts with 24 splines–same as an early Beetle.
But racing clutch technology has …
one thing to think about in going from an old style clutch to a racing clutch is whether the other components of the drivetrain will be affected. You mention the clamping springs and the thrust bearings, good thinking, but what about getting rid of the springs in the clutch disc itself? These take up some of the engagement shock - these small clutches tend to be more like an on-off switch - and it may put more stress on the transmission, differential, etc.
The story does indicate one of the features is smooth engagement, so I am going to guess it will be fine.
Noddaz said:The story does indicate one of the features is smooth engagement, so I am going to guess it will be fine.
Yeah, based on talking to those who have already been down this road, we should be in good shape.
Now to button up the driveline–more updates to come–and then the rest of the car.
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